Hezhang County, under the jurisdiction of Bijie City of Guizhou Province, is located in the inclined zone of the East Yunnan Plateau in the upper reaches of Liuchong River in the north of Wujiang River and Sanchahe River in the south in the northwest of Guizhou Province, where the mountains and hills of central Guizhou are in transition. It is located at 104°10 '28" ~ 105°01'23" east longitude and 26°46' 12 "~ 27°28'18" north latitude, with an east-west length of 85.276 kilometers. It is 77.696 kilometers wide from north to south, adjacent to Bijie and Nayong in the east, Weining in the west, Liupanshui in the south, and Zhenxiong and Yiliang in Yunnan Province in the north. It covers an area of 3250 square kilometers and is located in Shuanghe Street, the government residence. According to the seventh census, as of midnight on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Hezhang County was 648,471.

In 2020, the GDP of Hezhang County was 15.187 billion yuan, an increase of 4.5% over the previous year. Famous scenic spots within the territory of Hezhang Yelang National Forest Park, there are China's national key cultural relic protection unit Cola site.

On September 25, 2018, it was awarded the honorary title of "2018 E-commerce into Rural Comprehensive Demonstration County" by the Ministry of Commerce. In 2018, Zhugongtang, Hezhang County, Guizhou Province achieved a major breakthrough in prospecting for lead and zinc ore.